# Searching for Sylvie Lee - Paperback

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by **Jean Kwok** (Author)

**This is the large print edition.**

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**NAMED A MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK BY _New York Times_ _\- Time - Marie Claire_ _\- Elle_ _\- Buzzfeed_ _\- Huffington Post_ _\- Good Housekeeping - The Week_ _\- Goodreads_ _\- New York Post_** **_\- Publishers Weekly_ and many more**

**"Powerful . . . A twisting tale of love, loss, and dark family secrets." -- Paula Hawkins, #1 _New York Times_ bestselling author of _The Girl on the Train_ and _Into the Water_**

A poignant and suspenseful drama that untangles the complicated ties binding three women--two sisters and their mother--in one Chinese immigrant family and explores what happens when the eldest daughter disappears, and a series of family secrets emerge, from the _New York Times_ bestselling author of _Girl in Translation_  
  
It begins with a mystery. Sylvie, the beautiful, brilliant, successful older daughter of the Lee family, flies to the Netherlands for one final visit with her dying grandmother--and then vanishes.

Amy, the sheltered baby of the Lee family, is too young to remember a time when her parents were newly immigrated and too poor to keep Sylvie. Seven years older, Sylvie was raised by a distant relative in a faraway, foreign place, and didn't rejoin her family in America until age nine. Timid and shy, Amy has always looked up to her sister, the fierce and fearless protector who showered her with unconditional love.

But what happened to Sylvie? Amy and her parents are distraught and desperate for answers. Sylvie has always looked out for them. Now, it's Amy's turn to help. Terrified yet determined, Amy retraces her sister's movements, flying to the last place Sylvie was seen. But instead of simple answers, she discovers something much more valuable: the truth. Sylvie, the golden girl, kept painful secrets . . . secrets that will reveal more about Amy's complicated family--and herself--than she ever could have imagined.

A deeply moving story of family, secrets, identity, and longing, _Searching for Sylvie Lee_ is both a gripping page-turner and a sensitive portrait of an immigrant family. It is a profound exploration of the many ways culture and language can divide us and the impossibility of ever truly knowing someone--especially those we love.

### Front Jacket

It begins with a mystery. Sylvie, the beautiful, brilliant, successful older daughter of the Lee family, flies to the Netherlands to visit her dying grandmother--and then vanishes.

Amy Lee is too young to remember a time when her parents were newly immigrated and too poor to keep her sister. Seven years older, Sylvie was raised by a foreign relative and didn't rejoin her family in America until she was nine. Amy has always looked up to her fierce and loving sister. But what happened to Sylvie? When Amy retraces her sister's movements, instead of simple answers, she discovers something much more valuable: the truth. Sylvie, the golden girl, kept painful secrets . . . secrets that will reveal more about Amy's complicated family--and herself--than she ever could have imagined.

A deeply moving story of family, secrets, and identity, _Searching for Sylvie Lee_ is a profound exploration of the many ways culture can divide us and the impossibility of ever truly knowing someone--especially those we love.

\--**Sari Wilson**, acclaimed author of _Girl Through Glass_

### Back Jacket

It begins with a mystery. Sylvie, the beautiful, brilliant, successful older daughter of the Lee family, flies to the Netherlands to visit her dying grandmother--and then vanishes.

Amy Lee is too young to remember a time when her parents were newly immigrated and too poor to keep her sister. Seven years older, Sylvie was raised by a foreign relative and didn't rejoin her family in America until she was nine. Amy has always looked up to her fierce and loving sister. But what happened to Sylvie? When Amy retraces her sister's movements, instead of simple answers, she discovers something much more valuable: the truth. Sylvie, the golden girl, kept painful secrets . . . secrets that will reveal more about Amy's complicated family--and herself--than she ever could have imagined.

A deeply moving story of family, secrets, and identity, _Searching for Sylvie Lee_ is a profound exploration of the many ways culture can divide us and the impossibility of ever truly knowing someone--especially those we love.

**Number of Pages:** 480

**Dimensions:** 1.3 x 8.8 x 5.9 IN

**Publication Date:** February 18, 2020

**Large Print:** Yes

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